Three-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev allowed his frustrations to boil over in a Melbourne Park meltdown before advancing to the second round last night.
New Zealand suffered a surprise 13-run loss to the United States in the first of their warm-up games for the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia.
Days after Dale Phillips swatted 35 runs off just 11 balls against Central, the Otago opener was bruising with 43 runs off 25 balls against Wellington this evening.
Otago batter Olivia Gain was dropped by Sophie Devine on 16, which proved to be a costly error from the White Ferns captain, as the Sparks pushed on for victory against the Blaze.
Novak Djokovic overcame an early jolt to remain in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title, while young rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Australian Open second round with more emphatic wins.